Exploring the Factors Related to Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory among Turkish Preservice Biology Teachers and the Relationship between Acceptance and Teaching Preference

Autor/inn/en	Deniz, Hasan; Sahin, Elif Adibelli
Titel	Exploring the Factors Related to Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory among Turkish Preservice Biology Teachers and the Relationship between Acceptance and Teaching Preference
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Science Education, 20 (2016) 4, S.21-43 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-3430
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Science Teachers; Biology; Preferences; Student Attitudes; Evolution; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Correlation; Religion; Theories; Creationism; Science Instruction; Self Efficacy; Epistemology; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Biologie; Schülerverhalten; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Korrelation; Theory; Theorie; Schöpfungstheologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Erkenntnistheorie; Türkei
Abstract	We explored the factors related to acceptance of evolutionary theory among preservice Turkish biology teachers using multiple regression analysis and the relationship between acceptance of evolutionary theory and preference for teaching evolution using nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test. We found that factors such as understanding of evolutionary theory, thinking dispositions, and parents' educational level were positively correlated with acceptance of evolutionary theory and the religiosity was negatively correlated with acceptance of evolutionary theory. Religiosity was the single most important factor that explained the variance in acceptance of evolutionary theory. Preservice teachers who preferred to teach evolutionary theory had significantly higher acceptance scores than preservice teachers who preferred to teach creationism. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Southwestern University and Texas Christian University. TCU Box 297900, Fort Worth, TX 76129. Tel: 817-257-6115; e-mail: ejse@southwestern.edu; Web site: http://ejse.southwestern.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01